Comment by AndyMaleh | Hacker News Reader

Comment by AndyMaleh | Hacker News Reader

People overexagerate the perils of dictators forgetting that everyone's dad and mom were dictators in their lives, the authories dictate things all the time, and every manager, president, and prime minister is a dictator of sorts. I guess, what people mostly worry about is having the wrong dictator they do not like, but truly, everybody is being dictated in one way or another, whether they admit it or not.

Dictators are not bad. I know many people who complain about dictators and yet listen to a lot of dictators in their lives, whether it's scientists, politicians, TV broadcasters, or even a work boss that they admire.

People are full of BS regarding dictators. It's time for people to admit the lies that dictators are bad, and admit that they all want to be dictators deep down and just hate the "wrong" kind of dictators that they don't like to be in charge.

Funny, I encounter people complaining about dictators and then dictating to me that "I am not welcome", "I am rejected from their midst", etc...

There are other people who claim they are not judgmental, and then they judge me for saying some words, or judge my judgmentality.

The world is full of BS and hypocrites. The only way to fix it is to actually get the "right" kind of dictator in charge. We need more dictators who can take charage and kick the wrong kind of people into prison.

What do you think? (of course, some might dictate to me that my ideas are wrong or outright dictate that I be silenced by revoking my rights to free speech, while claiming they hate dictators, go figure!)

If you use "dictator" so loosely that everyone's parents, boss, etc. qualify - then you're just making a confusing mess with language. There are other, far better, words to describe such authority figures and leaders. Or, folks may start guessing that you bitterly resent authority figures.

You seem fairly negative and judgemental, and quick to label many people with what is (in most contexts) a pejorative term. That might be why most people (who don't share your worldview) do not find your company pleasant.

When I'm sufficiently frustrated, the notion of a dictator taking power, and throwing all the "wrong" sorts of people in prison...it does have emotional appeal. Out in the real world...from what I know of history, actual dictatorships have a poor track record. Especially on the "given a decent choice, would many of the population leave?" front.

The problem is with scale. All the other dictators you mentioned know you personally , and probably care about you or care enough as long as it benefits them. The dictators everyone is talking about don’t know you or your family, friends, school and probably town if you are from a small one. Now, when they make decisions do you think they think about you or ilk? You will be treated as if you don’t exist and your cries are just as heard as much as that crushed ant beneath your feet. Representative government matters because it gives everyone a voice and power to change things if stuff doesn’t work out.

You start your argument by watering down the definition of dictator. Parents aren't dictators, they're people with authority above their offspring. This authority comes with enormous heart-felt responsibility. Being rejected by somebody doesn't make that person a dictator. Everybody is free to reject you and vice versa. If you're looking for no rejections at all, you might not be psychologically fit. Yes, the world is full of BS, this isn't a bug it's a feature - humans are creative.

> We need more dictators who can take charage and kick the wrong kind of people into prison.

Are you trolling?

The whole culture is just another form of Dictatorship.

My definition of dictatorship is when the majority have a view and its forbidden to even dissection the idea to further understand it - let alone question it. Humanity progresses when we evolve in our views & thoughts for a valid logical reasoning and not just for the "heck of it" or "its the progressive thing to do".

A really devious Dictator will make the subjects feel that its their own decision. A polite dictatorship is a cult.

I have absolutely no interest in being a dictator at all. What an utterly insane statement.

Some people are actually really secure in themselves believe it not.

The best dictator is the one nobody listens to.

What kind of power do the the 'dictators' you mentioned have?

What you mentioned are positions of power with people that can be replaced and are subject to outside forces.

Actual dictators are people like Putin/Kim/Xi, they can and will send you to labor camps/have you tortured and killed for any or no reason at all.

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